Gee, I Wonder...

Warning of what he called a possible American invasion of Venezuela, Mr. Chávez said a female United States naval officer and some American journalists were temporarily detained recently in separate incidents for photographing a Venezuelan Army base and an oil refinery. [...]

He added that the journalists, whom he did not identify, were freed after they had been seen photographing El Palito oil refinery in Carabobo State. It was unclear why such photography was not permitted.

Yeah, you know, because American foreign policy has (in the words of Donald H. Rumsfeld) "literally nothing to do with oil".

Now, what would happen if Venezuelan journalists were seen photographing American oil (or other infrastructure) facilities? Would they be detained, then freed; or would they be shipped straight away to Guantanamo?

Posted by Eddie Tews at April 25, 2005 10:32 AM